Marco S. Rodríguez (born July 10, 1953, in

Los Angeles, California Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the wo ...

) is an American

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. Rodríguez received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the

University of Southern California , mottoeng = "Let whoever earns the palm bear it" , religious_affiliation = Nonsectarian—historically Methodist , established = , accreditation = WSCUC , type = Private research university , academic_affiliations = , endowment = $8. ...

. He was acquainted with

Jeff Corey Jeff Corey (born Arthur Zwerling; August 10, 1914 – August 16, 2002) was an American stage and screen actor who became a well-respected acting teacher after being blacklisted in the 1950s. Life and career Corey attended New Utrecht High ...

and Jose Quintero. He taught for a short amount of time in the L.A. Unified School District and then began his acting career shortly afterward.

Filmography

* '' The Baltimore Bullet'' (1980) - Tony * '' Zoot Suit'' (1981) - Smiley / Ismael Torres * ''

Bay City Blues ''Bay City Blues'' is an American comedy-drama television series that aired on NBC from October 25 to November 15, 1983. The series stars Michael Nouri, Dennis Franz, and Pat Corley, and was created and produced by Steven Bochco. Eight epis ...

'' (1983-1984) - Bird (8 episodes) * ''

Women of San Quentin ''Women of San Quentin'' is a 1983 TV movie about female prison guards at San Quentin Prison. It stars Stella Stevens and Debbie Allen. It was based on a story by Larry Cohen. He had gone to San Quentin to research a different project and was i ...

'' (1983) - Ray Ortiz * '' T.J. Hooker'' (1984) - Julio Fuente * '' Street Hawk'' (1985) - Pauley * '' Lady Blue'' (1985) - Barranquilla * '' Cobra'' (1986) - Supermarket Killer (as Marco Rodriguez) * ''

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*, for the phrase 'terminate with extreme prejudice'. {{disambiguation ...

'' (1987) - Deputy Cortez * '' Disorderlies'' (1987) - Luis Montana * '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' (1988-1991) Glin Tell / Capt. Paul Rice (2 episodes) * '' Another Chance'' (1989) - Demon * ''

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'' (1989) - El Tigre * '' Internal Affairs'' (1990) - Demetrio * '' Maniac Cop 2'' (1990) - Convenience Store Robber (uncredited) * '' The Rookie'' (1990) - Loco Martinez * '' Street Knight'' (1993) - Jack Fernandez * '' NYPD Blue'' (1993-2002, various roles in 3 episodes) * ''

Frasier ''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons. It premiered on September 16, 1993, and ended on May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee (as Grub ...

'' (1994) - Leo (1 episodes) * ''

The Crow The Crow is a supernatural superhero comic book series created by James O'Barr revolving around the titular character of the same name. The series, which was originally created by O'Barr as a means of dealing with the death of his fiancée at t ...

'' (1994) - Torres * ''...And the Earth Did Not Swallow Him'' (1995) - Joaquin * '' ER'' (1995) - Serena, Customs Agent (1 episodes) * ''

Nash Bridges ''Nash Bridges'' is an American police procedural television series created by Carlton Cuse. The show stars Don Johnson and Cheech Marin as two Inspectors with the San Francisco Police Department's Special Investigations Unit (SIU). The se ...

'' (1996-2001, 2 episodes) - Ted Madrid / Socrates * '' High School High'' (1996) - Mr. DeMarco * ''Black Dawn'' (1997) - Chapparo * ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'', "

The English Patient ''The English Patient'' is a 1992 novel by Michael Ondaatje. The book follows four dissimilar people brought together at an Italian villa during the Italian Campaign of the Second World War. The four main characters are: an unrecognisably burn ...

" (1997) - Guillermo * '' The Base'' (1999) - Rosato * '' My Brother the Pig'' (1999) - Edwardo * '' Dark Nova'' (1999) - Bishop * '' Seven Days'' (2000) - General Vendiez (1 episode) * ''

The District ''The District'' is an American crime drama and police procedural television series which aired on CBS from October 7, 2000, to May 1, 2004. The show followed the work and personal life of the chief of Washington, D.C.'s police department. ...

'' (2000) - Pablito Alvarez (1 episode) * '' Unspeakable'' (2002) - Cesar * '' A Man Apart'' (2003) - Hondo * '' JAG'' (2003) - Raul Garcia (2 episodes) * '' House of Sand and Fog'' (2003) - Hondo * ''

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'' (2003-2006) - Manny Fernandez (2 episodes) * '' Toolbox Murders'' (2004) - Luis Saucedo * ''

Million Dollar Baby ''Million Dollar Baby'' is a 2004 American sports drama film directed, co-produced, scored by and starring Clint Eastwood from a screenplay written by Paul Haggis, based on stories from the 2000 collection ''Rope Burns: Stories from the Corner ...

'' (2004) - Second at Vegas Fight * '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2005, 1 episodes) - Carlos' Lawyer * ''

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'' (2005) - Ramirez (voice) * '' Predator: Concrete Jungle'' (2005) - Additional Voices * '' General Hospital'' (2006, 2 episodes) - Miguel Escobar * '' Bully'' (2006) - Mr. Castillo (voice) * '' Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' (2006) - People of Vice City, Commercial * '' Hamlet 2'' (2008) - Mr. Marquez * '' Ready or Not'' (2009) - Pedro * ''

Fast & Furious ''Fast & Furious'' (also known as ''The Fast and the Furious'') is a media franchise centered on a series of action films that are largely concerned with street racing, heist films, heists, spy films, spies, and family. The franchise also in ...

'' (2009) - Mexican Priest * ''

Red Dead Redemption ''Red Dead Redemption'' is a 2010 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games. A spiritual successor to 2004's ''Red Dead Revolver'', it is the second game in the ''Red Dead'' series. ''Red Dead Redempt ...

'' (2010) - The Local Population * ''

Eastbound & Down ''Eastbound & Down'' is an American sports comedy television series that was broadcast on HBO, and created by Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Danny McBride. It stars McBride as Kenny Powers, a former professional baseball pitcher who, after a career d ...

'' (2010) - Roger Hernandez (6 episodes) * '' Due Date'' (2010) - Federali Agent * ''Final Sale'' (2011) - Diego * ''

Desperate Housewives ''Desperate Housewives'' is an American comedy-drama soap opera television series created by Marc Cherry and produced by ABC Studios and Cherry Productions. It aired for eight seasons on ABC from October 3, 2004, until May 13, 2012, for a to ...

'' (2011) - Principal Gomez (1 episode) * '' Awake'' (2012) - Marco (1 episode) * '' Chuck'' (2012) - Rocky Falcone (1 episodes) * '' NCIS: Los Angeles'' (2013) - Professor Rodrigo Tamariz (1 episodes) * '' Nightcrawler'' (2014) - Scrapyard Owner * " Miller Lite (commercial) Cashier" (2015) * ''La Migra'' (2015) - Uncle Manny Chavez * ''

Castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified r ...

'' (2016) - Jorge 'El Oso' Zamacona (1 episodes) * ''

Inhumans The Inhumans are a fictional superhuman race of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The comic book series has usually focused more specifically on the adventures of the Inhuman Royal Family, and many peopl ...

'' (2017) -

Kitang The following is a list of known fictional characters who are Inhumans, a race of superhumans appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Known Inhumans Inhuman Royal Family The Inhuman Royal Family are the ruling class o ...

(3 episodes) * '' El Chicano'' (2018) - Jesus * ''

Velvet Buzzsaw ''Velvet Buzzsaw'' is a 2019 American satirical black comedy horror film directed and written by Dan Gilroy and starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Zawe Ashton, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Daveed Diggs, Nitya Vidyasagar, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Billy M ...

'' (2019) - Ray Ruskinspear * ''

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood ''Once Upon a Time in Hollywood'' is a 2019 comedy-drama film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. Produced by Columbia Pictures, Bona Film Group, Heyday Films, and Visiona Romantica and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, it i ...

'' (2019) - Bartender * ''The Pizza Tip'' (2021) - Coffee Shop Manager

References

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